Joosep Seitam

Joosep Seitam

Building Engain: Reddit growth platform
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Nika

1mo ago

How much do you trust AI agents?

With the advent of clawdbots, it's as if we've all lost our inhibitions and "put our lives completely in their hands."

I'm all for delegating work, but not giving them too much personal/sensitive stuff to handle.

How are people using Reddit for growth right now?

Reddit feels like one of the most honest places to understand what people actually care about but also one of the easiest places to get wrong.

I m curious how the makers and hunters here approach it today:

  • Are you actively using Reddit as a growth channel?

  • Do you only jump in when a thread feels very relevant?

  • Or do you mostly avoid it because of moderation risk or time?

Nika

1mo ago

AI agents hire human bodies to do tasks in real life? What will be our relationships with AI agents?

Yesterday went through this Tweet by Greg Isenberg.

There is an app called "rent a human."

Sasha Dikan

1mo ago

Why individual creators & small teams eventually outgrow Google Docs / Sheets

I see this pattern all the time with creators and small teams (and lived it myself):

You start with Google Docs + Google Sheets because:

  • they re free

  • everyone knows how to use them

  • we ll switch later when it gets serious

Fast forward a few months and suddenly you have:

We can do so much more in the Product Hunt community

I joined Product Hunt about 2 months ago, and ever since receiving my first compliments and comments on our recent product launch, I ve truly felt how nice and supportive people here are. Everyone seems open to discussion, willing to help, and genuinely curious about what others are building.

At first, I thought it would be really hard for a newcomer like me to join such a big community. But it turned out to be much less strict than I expected - actually, it feels like a place with so much potential for us to grow together.

Every day on Product Hunt, I feel like I m learning or discovering something new. It s not just about upvotes. It s about ideas, feedback, and seeing how others think and build.

Are the best startups built on boring problems?

I came to exactly the same conclusion that real startup ideas often come from simple and boring problems. From my own experience: I spent three years on a startup that was supposed to revolutionize online education, but in the end it had 0 users. Now I ve just started solving a simple problem for home appliance repair technicians and immediately got my first paying users on a very rough MVP.

Who are the most active people on Product Hunt?

Many people were looking for an answer in one category, namely, Forums Streaks.

This metric by itself only tells you that people log in to the app.

Nika

2mo ago

Can a large Product Hunt community help you with a product launch?

This is something I ll find out in just a short while, one week from now (Jan 28), as I m about to re-launch a digital detox app. If you want, follow, maybe you will be on watch of my steps and activities

However, that s not the main point of this post.

Do feeds actually save you time, or just feel productive?

Every feed today claims to be better curated or more relevant.
But most of them still measure success by how long you stay.

I ve caught myself opening Twitter or YouTube to check one specific thing, then resurfacing 30 45 minutes later,

wondering where the time went.

Curious how this plays out for others here.
When you open a feed for a quick check, how long do you actually stay?
And does it usually feel worth it after?

Jake Friedberg

2mo ago

Are there benefits to being personal with customers anymore or has everything become transactional?

There are countless products and services out there, and I ll admit I sign up for more than I probably should. But I usually stop using them for a few common reasons:

  1. It doesn t actually fit my needs

  2. The company feels unreliable or opaque

  3. The value doesn t justify the cost

After spending my career in enterprise software, I ve noticed that many of these issues aren t just product problems, they re relationship problems.

When companies show a bit of intention, clarity, and care, trust goes up. When they don t, everything feels disposable, even good tools.

Nika

2mo ago

2 weeks before the product launch. What am I doing in terms of preparation?

Not really much, and it annoys me a bit. In exactly 14 days (28. 1.) we will launch the product, and the only thing I do is talk about it.

But yes, there are points that I still want to master by then, e.g.:

  • Create an informational newsletter inviting people to follow our product page

  • Create a list of people who could support us and ask them for help

  • Announcements on social networks

  • Inform Kickstarter backers who supported us with updates this is also an audience

  • Publishing a Product Hunt badge on the landing page

  • Continually grow and maintain a personal brand which should be a long-term goal, not just for launch purposes.